Monstrous Hurricane Irma kills 14 in Caribbean, heads for Florida
Bahamas expects storm surges of as much as 20 feet while Cuba evacuates tourists
Rohingya say their village is lost to Myanmar's spiralling conflict
"All the Muslims in our village, about 10,000, fled. Some were killed by gunshots, the rest came here. There's not a single person left"
Mexico's strongest quake in 85 years kills dozens in the poor south
"It was brutal, brutal. It was like a monster, like a train was passing over our roofs"
U.S. appeals court rejects Trump's bid to bar most refugees
Ruling is latest legal blow to President's sweeping executive order barring travelers from Iran, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen for 90 days
Pope says Colombia must confront inequality to secure lasting peace
"It is not worth silencing the rifles, if we remain armed in our hearts"
Suu Kyi says Myanmar trying to protect all citizens in strife-torn state
Some have called for the Nobel Peace Prize she won in 1991 as a champion of democracy to be revoked
Red Cross launches first U.S. drone program for disasters
The images the Red Cross captures will help assess damage and funnel aid, though imagery could be shared with other organizations
Puerto Rico breathes sigh of relief as spared Irma's worst
"It was really not as bad as we had feared"
Stop sugar-coating homosexuality, Italian director says
"Homosexuals as much as heterosexuals are people, regardless of their sexual orientation. We can be good, kind, terrible ... like everyone else"
Aid convoy reaches Syria's Deir al-Zor after three-year siege
UN has estimated that 93,000 civilians were living under IS siege in Deir al-Zor in "extremely difficult" conditions, supplied by air drops